diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 21b172066..116e03964 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [run]
 relative_files = True
 branch = True
-source = brian2
+source_pkgs = brian2
 omit =
     */brian2/tests/*
     */brian2/sphinxext/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 230574bed..8d9e20f3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Upload coverage data to coveralls
         run: |
+          cd  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/..
           conda install --quiet --yes coveralls
           coveralls --service=github --rcfile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.coveragerc
         env: